Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Their Finest | Review

A Screen of Their Own: Scherfig Concocts Winning WWII Romantic Comedy Danish director Lone Scherfig, best known for her Dogme 95 breakout Italian for Beginners...

Aftermath | Review

No Highway in the Sky: Lester’s Inane Exploitation of Compounded Grief Director Elliott Lester takes a hard left into slipshod terrain with his latest feature,...

Truman | Review

The Dog Stops Here: Gay’s Subtle Drama Grapples with Saying Goodbye Although it offers nothing thematically new on the clichéd scenario of the disease film,...

Colossal | Review

Seoul of the Matter: Vigalondo’s Environmental Impact Creature Feature Unique but Wonky Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo scores major points for ambition and uniqueness in his...

The Assignment | Review

A Dish Best Served Bold: Hill’s Revenge-Thriller a Sleazy Mix of Action and Body Horror Grindhouse groupies will have something to celebrate with the latest...

Breaking

Interview: Scandar Copti – A Childhood (Work in Progress)

Known for blurring the boundaries between fiction and documentary,...

2026 César Awards: Carine Tardieu’s ‘The Ties That Binds Us’ Lands Best Film

It was a rare Thursday night ceremony for the...

What Does that Nature Say to You | Review

The Parent Trap: Sang-soo Takes Sideways Swipe at Social...

2026 Berlin International Film Festival – Checklist of Our Coverage

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...
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